COVID-19 News
The Hill: 3 out of 4 US counties had more deaths than births in past year
COVID-19 claimed more lives than births over?the past year, leaving 400 counties in America with their first-ever population declines. The Hill recently reported on the Census statistics with insight from Carsey School Senior Demographer Ken Johnson, who explained the exacerbated?trends?from the... Read More
-
03/24/22The Washington Post: Most U.S. counties lost population last year as deaths outnumbered births, data shows
The Washington Post reports on new U.S. Census data showing that nearly three-quarters of all U.S. counties reported more deaths than births last... -
03/24/22Los Angeles Times: L.A. and other big U.S. cities all lost residents in the pandemic's first year
The Los Angeles Times reported on how the first year of the pandemic resulted in a migration surge to the American Southwest as many major U.S.... -
03/17/22The Daily Yonder: Pandemic Hit Rural Pocketbooks Harder, Says Congressional Briefing Paper
A congressional briefing and new report will share research showing that rural residents, when compared with their urban counterparts, were more... -
02/25/22The Daily Yonder: Economic Pressures on Birth Rates and Migration Caused Rural Population Loss
An overall decline in the number of people residing in rural U.S. counties, accompanied by more deaths and fewer births, can be explained by...
Recent Stories
-
02/24/22 - The Daily Yonder: Parts of Rural America Are Adding Adult Population and Diversity, Census ShowsData from the 2020 U.S. Census shows an increase in diversity among the adult population in rural counties. The Daily Yonder recently examined this change and included insight... Read More -
02/07/22 - The Berlin Sun: UNH research finds lack of childcare led to disproportionate job lossChildcare for children under the age of 12 has been?a struggle for many households in the recent years. An article from the Berlin Sun?examines research conducted by Jess Carson,... Read More -
01/26/22 - Policy Genius: Who's getting left behind in the COVID-19 recovery?COVID-19 has taken a toll on many, but as the economy begins to recover, some demographics are still behind.?An article from Policy Genius examines which populations are being... Read More -
01/05/22 - NBC News: U.S. Population Growth at Lowest Rate Since Nation’s FoundingNBC News interviewed Ken Johnson, Senior Demographer with the Carsey School, regarding 2021’s decline in the U.S. population growth rate – reportedly the largest decline since the... Read More -
01/04/22 - The Washington Post: U.S. Population Growth Hits Record Low, Slowed by PandemicTara Bahrampour of The Washington Post reported on 2021’s U.S. population growth of just 0.1 percent – the lowest rate since the country’s founding – and included an interview... Read More -
01/03/22 - ABC News: US Population Growth at Lowest Rate in Pandemic’s 1st YearThe U.S. population growth dipped to an all-time low during the COVID-19 pandemic’s first year. ABC News reported on this shift, interviewing Carsey School Senior Demographer Ken... Read More -
12/23/21 - Today.com: US population hit its lowest rate in 2020: Here’s why it matters“U.S. natural increase was already at a low ebb prior to COVID with the fertility rate hitting a new record low each year and deaths steadily rising due to the population aging.”... Read More -
12/23/21 - Los Angeles Times: 2021 is on track to surpass 2020 as the nation’s deadliest yearThe Los Angeles Times recently reported on how 2021 is expected to be even deadlier than 2020. According to Ken Johnson, who was quoted in the article, the U.S. has the smallest... Read More -
12/22/21 - The Washington Post: U.S. population growth hits record low, slowed by pandemicIn this recent article, The Washington Post examines 2020 Census data showing that in the last year the U.S. grew by the smallest percentage since its founding. The article... Read More -
12/09/21 - Federal Reserve Bank of Boston: The solution is no secret, we can fix child careChild care?accessibility and affordability continue to impact people across the U.S., and the issue has been exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Federal Reserve Bank of... Read More